Marriott International to Provide Live Webcast of Security Analyst Meeting October 19

WASHINGTON, Oct 12, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) will hold a Security Analyst Meeting in Paris, France, on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006. Marriott will webcast the day in two parts: luncheon keynote addresses by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer J.W. Marriott, Jr., and President and Chief Operating Officer William J. Shaw, from 12:30 to 1:00 p.m. Central European Time (6:30 to 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time); and then presentations by senior executives from 2:30 to 6:00 p.m. Central European Time (8:30 a.m. to 12 noon Eastern Time).

Topics to be discussed at the meeting will include new information about the company's international brand growth, in Europe and worldwide, and Marriott's financial outlook and guidance for the next three years.

Management presentations will include Marriott's worldwide hotel development progress and opportunities, the exciting new European Courtyard prototype, and plans to provide guests with compelling new experiences reflecting the company's focus on both product and service. Slides and audio from the meeting will be provided through a live webcast via Marriott's investor relations web site.

Those wishing to access the webcast should log on to http://www.marriott.com/investor, click the "Recent Investor News" tab and click on the Analyst Meeting link. Presentation materials from the conference and an audio replay will be available on that same site indefinitely.

Questions concerning the meeting should be addressed to Marriott Investor Relations at (301) 380-1379.

MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NYSE: MAR) is a leading lodging company with more than 2,800 lodging properties in the United States and 67 other countries and territories. Marriott International operates and franchises hotels under the Marriott, JW Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Courtyard, TownePlace Suites, Fairfield Inn, SpringHill Suites and Bulgari brand names; develops and operates vacation ownership resorts under the Marriott Vacation Club International, Horizons, The Ritz-Carlton Club and Grand Residences by Marriott brands; operates Marriott Executive Apartments; provides furnished corporate housing through its Marriott ExecuStay division; and operates conference centers and golf courses. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and had approximately 143,000 employees at 2005 year-end. It is ranked as the lodging industry's most admired company and one of the best places to work for by FORTUNE(R). The company is also a 2006 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ENERGY STAR(R) Partner. In fiscal year 2005, Marriott International reported sales from continuing operations of $11.6 billion. For more information or reservations, please visit our web site at http://www.marriott.com.

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Tom Marder of Marriott International, Inc., +1-301-380-2553,
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